Rafiq A. Tschannen is a Swiss national. He converted to Islam and joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the age of 16 after reading the German translation of the Holy Qur'an. He worked in 15 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, first as Finance Director in the private industry and later as Chief Executive Officer of NGOs and International Governmental Organizations. He is now devoting his time to The Muslim Times as Editor for Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Switzerland and as Associate Chief Editor.
369. Commandment – Bad things are for bad men, and bad men are for bad things [24:27] Bad things are for bad men, and bad men are for bad things. And good things are for good men, and good men are for good things; these are innocent of all that […]
370. Commandment – And good things are for good men, and good men are for good things [24:27] Bad things are for bad men, and bad men are for bad things. And good things are for good men, and good men are for good things; these are innocent of all […]
The Point (Banjul) 2 FEBRUARY 2015 On Friday, the 23rd and Saturday, 24th January, 2015, the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council (GSIC) issued a statement using State Media, radio and television, […]
by Khetam Malkawi | Feb 05, 2015 | 00:49 AMMAN — Ground military operations against the so-called Islamic State (IS) terrorist group are a highly unlikely option for Jordan now, military experts said on Wednesday, noting that the Kingdom has the ability to direct all raids against the group’s “centres […]
LONDON — Seeking to clean up scandal-scarred FIFA would seem a comparatively straightforward mission for HRH Prince Ali compared with one of his current roles in Jordan. “I work right now in the field in crisis management, which is probably a good thing for someone running for the FIFA presidency,” […]
BY DAVID IGNATIUS, DAILY TIMES, LEBANON Summary Saudi Arabia, which often confounds outsiders with its slow and opaque governance, has moved surprisingly quickly under King Salman, its new monarch, to streamline government and purge officials who were seen as underperformers. The architect of the Cabinet shake-up has been Mohammad bin […]
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT The image of a Muslim burned alive is more terrible for millions of Muslims than that of an “unbeliever” burned alive. So just who are […]
About the Author: Afzal Ashraf is a consultant fellow at Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) and served in the UK Armed Forces. He was involved in developing a counterinsurgency strategy and in the policing and the justice sectors in Iraq. The Islamic world has a […]
By Luigi Jorio Swissinfo.ch The number of refugees and internally displaced persons continues to rise worldwide. The war in Syria is one of the main reasons. While Lebanon and Jordan are strained to the limit by the influx of refugees, the question being asked in Switzerland is how can help […]
The tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims who had demanded the pilot be freed now know what their fellow Muslims in Syria and Iraq had in mind for him So they burned him in hellfire. That was what Islamic State (Isis) wanted to show the world. This was Genghis Khan-style […]
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah said that the killing of pilot Muath Kasasbeh at the hands of the so-called Islamic State will only strengthen Jordanians as they deal with […]
The short man told Sherko that he always had to be prepared. That’s why Sherko is now sitting on the bed in his fluorescent-lit hotel room in Mersin, a port […]
AP | Feb 01, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES SINJAR, Iraq — Kurdish forces in recent weeks have retaken parts of the strategic Iraqi town of Sinjar, whose Yazidi population was […]
SABRIA S. JAWHAR Published — Monday 2 February 2015 ARABNEWS.COM (a view from Saudi Arabia) As the self-ascribed Islamic State (IS) continues to murder as many people as possible and idiots with automatic weapons try to wipe out journalists who “hurt their feelings,” a trend is emerging to lay […]
As the Havengore carried Churchill’s body down the Thames, I was not at all enjoying his funeral. A cub reporter on the Newcastle Evening Chronicle, I was based in the frozen coal port of Blyth, where even the puddles of vomit outside the pubs frosted over on Sunday mornings. And […]
RIYADH: The new Saudi King and custodian of the two holy mosques, Shah Salman bin Abdul Aziz surprised the visiting US President when he left him to offer prayers. The incident transpired last week when US President Obama accompanied by his wife Michelle had arrived in the kingdom to offer […]
366. Commandment – Marrying them properly and not committing fornication [4:25] And forbidden to you are married women, except such as your right hands possess. This has Allah enjoined on you. And allowed to you are those beyond that, that you seek them by means of your property, marrying them […]
365. Commandment – Eliminate the slavery “And what should make thee know what the ascent is? It is the freeing of a slave.” (Al Quran 90:13-14)
Jan 30, 2015 – 15:37 Simonetta Sommaruga (second from right) alongside other world leaders in Paris on January 11 to honour victims of the shootings (Keystone) Jihadists who return to Europe having fought abroad pose a danger to all of Europe, according to Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga at an informal […]
Source: The Arab News ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan brushed off criticism that he’s trying to amass sultan-like powers, saying he really just wants to be more like Britain’s […]